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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE FINALIST

GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD FINALIST

Winner, Shadow Giller Prize

Winner, Prix des libraires du Québec

Winner, Prix des collégiens

Best Canadian Fiction of 2018 – Top 25 Books, CBC Books

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Favourite Book of 2018

A Canadian Fiction Bestseller

If the Americans have John Irving and the Colombians Gabriel García Márquez, we have Eric Dupont. And he’s every bit as good as them.

— Voir

The narrative spreads through time and space; the act of storytelling (taking in all forms of gossip, rumour and fabulation) is likened to the flow of lava or the contagion of smallpox. There’s no stopping the fiercely readable voice of this book once it gets going, no holding its incestuous proliferation of stories down. […] it’s a wonderful read, a testament to the continuing richness and vitality of the art of fiction.